Where does “facchino” come from?
facchino (Italian) comes from Sicilian facchinu, from Arabic فَقِيه — theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert...
facchino (Italian): porter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...
Definitions
- porter; roughness, indelicacy, or triviality; the...
Ancestry of “facchino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sicilian | facchinu | jurist called upon to settle disputes related to... |
| 2 | Arabic | فَقِيه | theologian, jurisconsult, {{l|en|faqih}}; expert... |
Words derived from “facchino”